Palettes / Colors / #CD9DAD

#CD9DAD — Light Muted Pink

#CD9DAD is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

#CD9DAD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9DCDBD; it also sits naturally between #CD9DC5 and #CDA59D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 62% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 16% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CD9DAD

.text { color: #CD9DAD; }
.background { background-color: #CD9DAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD9DAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 157, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD9DAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 157, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD9DAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 157, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD9DAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD9DAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DCDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD9DAD: #000000.

How #CD9DAD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD9DAD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD9DAC  ·  #CD9DAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD9DAD?

#CD9DAD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 157, 173). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD9DAD?

#CD9DAD is RGB 205, 157, 173 — HSL 340°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 16%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD9DAD?

Its complement is #9DCDBD; analogous partners are #CD9DC5 and #CDA59D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD9DAD for text?

Black text on #CD9DAD has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.